Golf-ball holder



' April 15, 1930.

0. A. ANDERSON GOLF BALL HOLDER Filed April 22, 1927 Patented Apr. 15,1930 UNITED STATES PATENT osrlce A. ANDERSON, F HAMILTON, OHEO; THECITIZENS SAVINGS 86 T3113 1 COMPANY, EXECUTOR OF SAID OLAF A. ANDERSON,"DEGEASED, ASSIGNOBJEQ JOSEPHINE ANDERSON, or HAMILTON, omo

QLF BAL H LDER? Application .filed Ap il 2.

fine of the objects of the invention is the provision of a containerwhlch wlll laccom wmodate a considerable number of golf balls,

and one which may be loaded and unloaded very rapidly and easily.

Another object is the provision in the cover or end closure for thecontainer of means for storinga series of golf tees in such a manner asto make themeacfh individually accessible by merely moving the coverinto inoperative position.

A further object is the provision of means in the cover for releasablysupporting the tees with their heads down, more particularly by means ofa rubber or other flexible disk provided with holes slightly smallerthan the diameters of the stems of the tees.

Still another. object is the provision of means for securing the coverto the container at all times, that is, when in inoperative position aswell as when in operative position.

Other objects will appear as I proceed with the description of thatembodiment of the invention which, for the purposes of the presentapplication, I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a container or holder embodying myinvention,

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the upper end of the container showingthe cover therefor in open position;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view;

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of the cover; and

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View of a fragment of the cover, thesection being taken substantially on the line,55 of Fig. 4:.

In the drawing, I have shown a tubular element 10 constituting theprincipal portion of the container. This tube is preferably formed ofsome light-weight fibrous material. It may be closed at the lower end bya cup-shaped metal element 11. A metal 1.92?- er a o- 8a 91- end, asshown, is forced over the tube to pro- -vide a finish and the ferruleand element 11 are secured to the tube 10 by rivets 12 or in any othersuitable mannerfi Just above the end piece 11, provide a pad or cushion14 to reduce the shock and deaden the noise of the impact when agolfball is dropped into the tube from its upper end. A good materialfor the cushion 14 is soft rubber.

The upperend of the tube 10 is also finished with a metal ferrulenumbered 15 in the drawing. The .cover 16 .Of the containerpreferablyhas a cap .32 and a metal ferrule 17 mounted flush,and just beneath thisferrule I provide in the cover proper a pair of grooves or slots 18preferably slightly inclined with respect to the axis of the container,through which slots extend the two side portions of a looped strap 19 ofleather or any other suitable materiahthe ends of the strap and theferrule 15 being secured to the container by rivets or the like 20 witha thin metal strip 21 arrangedon each end .of the strap and againstwhich the heads of the *rivets bear.

"Obviously, as the cover 16 is moved from its closed position,illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, the strap 19 slips through thetwo slots 18until the coverfinally rests in the end of the Z59 loop of the strap andmay be swung down into the position shown in Fig. In order to lock thecover .in closed position, :Ilmay attach thereto a pair of flexible tabs22 which carry the soclretunembers 523 of snap fasteners, athebuttonmembers 2% of the ,latterbeing 1 12-1]- =tached .to the ferrule 15. thecover 16 is recessed to re eive a flexibl The :under side of disk-25 anda rigid disk .26, these two chairs being held in place by a plurality ofScrews =27 extending throughholes in the disksand cover 16 and threadedinto "tapped holes in .the cap .32. a The :cover 16and thecap 32 arepreferably vprovided with n cOQpeIEatiHg-PHOJJ made of Soft rubber, irPli9VilQl with ba es 30 of a size normally smaller than the stems of thetees, so that this disk 25 will firmly grip the stems of the tees whenthe latter are pressed through the holes 30. Consequently, the tees arefirmly, though releasably, held in position in the cover. The rigid disk26, it will be noted, forms a backing for the flexible disk 25throughout the extent of the latter except in the close vicinity of theholes 30, and in order to permit the disk 25 to flex sufliciently aroundthe tees to permit the withdrawal of the latter, I may countersink theholes 28 on the upper side of the disk 26. The disk 26 fits within thetube 10 and thus centers the cover 16. The latter may be hollowed out inany convenient manner to clear the stems of the tees 29. In the drawing,I have shown for this purpose a.

series of holes 31 which are in alignment with the holes 28 and theholes 30.

The strap 19 forms a convenient means for hanging the holder on a hookor nail when it is not in use in the golf bag.

When players provided with the usual golf equipment desire tocarry aconsiderable number of balls, it is usual to drop them into the golfbag. WVhen such a player desires an ex tra ball, he must turn the bag upend for end and spill out all of the clubs as well as the balls. Ifprovided with my ball holder, however, the holder may be removed fromthe bag and one or more balls removed without disturbing the othercontents of the bag. Furthermore, a supply of tees is always at hand andalways readily accessible.

. Because of the fact that the inside diameter of the tube 10 is madeonly slightly larger than the diameter of the golf balls to be carriedthereby, a ball when dropped into the upper end of the long containermoves downward slowly on account of the appreciable length of timerequired for the air beneath the ball to find its way out through therestricted passage between the ball and tube 10. This results in asurprisingly slow and easy descent of the ball, and what impact is leftis absorbed by the cushion 14.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A golf ball holder comprising a tubular container, an end closuretherefor, a strap having its ends secured to the container so as to forma loop, said closure having two openings therethrough outside the boreof the container and through which the strap extends, said openingsbeing arranged at a slight angle with respect to the axis of thecontainer, whereby the friction between the closure and the strap isincreased.

2. In an article of the class described, a container, a cover therefor,said cover having openings in the lower side thereof into which golftees may be inserted with their heads down, and means for releasablyretaining said tees in said cover. r

3. In an article of the class described, a container, a cover therefor,said cover having openings in the lower side thereof into which thestems of golf tees may be inserted, and a flexible disk mounted in thecover transversely of said openings and provided with openings alignedwith said first-named openings but of a diameter less than the diameterof the tees, whereby the tees are releasably retained in said cover. 7

4. In an article of the class described, a container, a cover therefor,said cover having openings in the lower side thereof into which thestems of golf tees may be inserted, and a soft rubber disk mounted inthe cover transversely of said openings and provided with openingsaligned with said first-named openings but of a diameter less than thediameter of the tees, whereby the tees are releasably retained in saidcover.

5. In an article of the class described, a container, a cover therefor,a flexible disk mounted across the lower side of said cover, said diskbeing provided with holes of a diameter slightly smaller than thediameter of the stems of golf tees, whereby golf tees may be supportedin-said cover with their heads down and their stems extending throughsaid holes.

G. In an article of the class described, a container, a cover therefor,a flexible disk mounted across the lower side of said cover, saiddiskbeing provided with holes of a diaaineter slightly smaller than thediameter of the stems of golf tees, and means providing a backing forthelower surface of said disk except as to its portions immediatelysurrounding said holes, whereby golf tees may be supported in said coverwith their heads down and their stems extending through said holes.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

OLAF A. ANDERSON.

